Our football match prediction:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
18/08/2018
19:00 GMT
Prediction: 2-1
Lille
Monaco will be looking to build on a thrilling 3-1 win over Nantes when they welcome Lille at their Stade Louis II on Saturday evening. The club chiefs sold several first-team regulars in the summer transfer window, but coach Leonardo Jardim still has a number of top-class players to choose from. It is well known that Monaco are a real force to be reckoned with at home and despite the fact that Lille defeated Renners at home in the opening match of the season, we are tempted to put our money on the last season’s runners-up. Radamel Falcao found the net in the victory over les Canaris at the weekend and there is every chance the “Colombian Tiger” will lead the line for les Rouges et Blancs against les Dogues. You should know that Monaco are eyeing their sixth consecutive win over Lille in all competitions.
Monaco - Lille STATISTICS
Monaco
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
58%
Curent Form
Lille
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Monaco - Lille LAST MEETINGS
16/03/18
Monaco
Lille
22/09/17
Lille
Monaco
14/05/17
Monaco
Lille
10/09/16
Lille
Monaco
10/04/16
Lille
Monaco
14/08/15
Monaco
Lille
Total Score
Monaco
Lille
Monaco - Lille STATISTICS
MON
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
58%
Curent Form
LIL
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Monaco - Lille LAST MEETINGS
16/03/18
MON
LIL
22/09/17
LIL
MON
14/05/17
MON
LIL
10/09/16
LIL
MON
10/04/16
LIL
MON
14/08/15
MON
LIL
Total Score
MON
LIL
Highlighted Player (Radamel Falcao):
Radamel Falcao, nicknamed the “Colombian Tiger”, is considered one of the best players in the history of Colombian football. The 177-cm-tall attacker is well known for his brilliant finishing and his header technique gives him an advantage in aerial battles with opposition defenders. Falcao was born in Santa Marta, Colombia on 10 February, 1986 and he started his senior career at Lanceros Boyaca. He played for Argentine giants River Plate between 2005 and 2009 and in 2009 he joined Porto. After scoring 41 goals in 51 league appearances for the Dragons, Falcao signed for Atletico Madrid on 18 August 2011 for a fee of €40 million. The Colombian attacker helped los Rojiblancos win Europa League trophy in 2012, scoring 12 goals in the process. He played for Monaco in the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 campaign and in 2014 he signed a loan deal with Manchester United. He scored just 4 goals in 26 league appearances for the Red Devils and was later loaned to Chelsea before returning to Stade Louis II.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season. Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals). Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game. Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
